Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4412 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4412

   To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2025

Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Ciscomani, and Ms. Salinas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
 in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership 
                    program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 
U.S.C. 6592d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) to recover from wildfires; or
                    ``(E) to enhance soil, water, and related natural 
                resources.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Agency coordination.--In carrying out the Program, 
        the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall--
                    ``(A) consider corresponding management plans from 
                the Chief of the Forest Service; and
                    ``(B) collaborate with the Chief of the Forest 
                Service on forestry science and practice, using the 
                best available science.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and post-
                wildfire impacts'' after ``wildfire risk''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``, as 
                identified in the corresponding State forest action 
                plan or similar priority plan (such as a State wildlife 
                or water plan)'' before the semicolon;
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) inconsistent with the prohibitions under the rule of 
        the Forest Service entitled `Special Areas; Roadless Area 
        Conservation' (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and 
        subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, as applicable;''; and
            (5) in subsections (g)(2) and (h)(1), by striking ``and 
        2023'' each place it appears and inserting ``through 2031''.
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